UC Davis researchers found that implementing a basic income program for impoverished mothers in Yolo County resulted in reduced depression and increased quality time with their children. This suggests that basic income could be a transformative solution to combat child poverty in California.

Ermias Kebreab’s community-engaged scholarship includes, of all things, seaweed and cow burps.

 Blog post submitted as part of the Public Impact Research Initiative.

By Dr. Marcella Gonsalves, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine

Blog post submitted as part of the Public Impact Research Initiative

By Woo Il (Willy) Ju, Research Coordinator, UC Davis Health

As a logistics officer in the Singapore Army, Jonathan Ho witnessed a level of poverty that inspired him to pursue a career in healthcare that would eventually lead him to UC Davis.

Natalia Deeb-Sossa, associate professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies, has a passion for an advocating for marginalized communities and addressing inequities.